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Learn before you go, during and after
General Assembly is one of the premiere opportunities for learning both in the organized learning communities and in other settings such as after sessions, exhibit hall booths and meal events. Here are even more opportunities you may have missed.
Common reading: The Lemon Tree
 The Disciples Peace Fellowship and Global Ministries are collaborating on a common read of The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan. You can read the book before you come and then join a discussion group while you're in Columbus. If you can't attend the Assembly, consider holding a book discussion at home - within your congregation or in partnership with other congregations in your community.
"The Lemon Tree" is a carefully researched history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that reads like a novel. It focuses on two families whose stories intersect because of their shared connection to the same home, during different periods of time. It is a wonderfully accessible way to learn more about the complicated dynamics of this seemingly intractable situation.
Disciples Peace Fellowship will be hosting book discussion sessions at our booth throughout the Assembly. Watch for more information about how to sign up for the session that fits your schedule. You can RSVP on Facebook.
Youth curriculum
You can download a pre-assembly curriculum for youth from Chalice Press for only $3.99. The four-part series helps youth (and counselors) understand the general expression of the Church a little better.
Disciple History and Polity
Disciples seeking commissioned or ordained ministry can earn their polity credit while seeing it in action at the General Assembly. Phillips Theological Seminary is offering a class that runs concurrently with the assembly during a pre-event and after sessions. Find out more
Pre-Events
Disciples of Christ Historical Society Reed Lecture
Saturday, July 18, 2015 * Noon - 4pm * Tickets: $30
Speaker: Rev. Chris Dorsey, "Role of Social Movements in the History of the United States"
GLAD Pre-Event
Saturday, July 18, 2015 * 8:45 AM - 4:45 PM * $50 includes breakfast and lunch
Speakers: Michael Adee & Carol Fey
2015 Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors Retreat
Care & Repair of Souls
Thursday, July 16 - Saturday, July 18 - sponsored by the Chaplains' Office of Disciples Home Missions
Stone-Campbell Scramble
Friday, July 17 - sponsored by the Disciples Historical Society and General Council of Disciples Men to benefit mission centers $65 per person_________ Search opens for Pension Fund senior vice-president/president-elect The Board of Directors of the Pension Fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Inc. is seeking candidates and candidate recommendations for the position of Senior Vice-President/President Elect. This position has been created to serve a transitional role in conjunction with the retirement of the current president, following which the President Elect will become the President of the Pension Fund. Applications will be received through June 30. Read more |
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The General Assembly docket will be distributed to churches by electronic download rather than on CD-ROMs. When the docket is ready a link will be posted in DNS, on Facebook and in the General Assembly e-mails. The link will also be posted on the business page of the General Assembly website.
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Worship video submissions needed
Click on link to find out how
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GA Tip:
You can keep up on all things Columbus through the
Facebook event group, Twitter @DisciplesGA and weekly e-mails.
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Commemorative chalice and paten sets discounted 25% if ordered before May 1 from Chalice Press.
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South Carolina church fights for homeless ministry
Nova Scotia church will tear down to build up
Georgia pastor makes top 100 influence list
Leaders send follow-up letter to Indiana governor
Phillips Theological Seminary posts remembrances of Fred Craddock
Missouri church celebrates anniversary with restoration
Pennsylvania church profiled
Disciple named to new endowed chair at Harvard
Former pastor in Texas runs for office
Phillips University Legacy scholarship application for first-year divinity students at Disciple Institutions due May 29
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Please note: Correspondence for the Disciples of Christ Historical Society should be sent to 1099 N. Meridian, Ste. 700, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
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Black Leadership Projects
The Black Leadership Projects Committee is happy to announce the opening of the 2015 grant process.Applications are due no later than May 31, 2015.There is no minimum request. All proposals for projects thatdevelop, nurture, and strengthen church leadership in Disciples African American congregationswill be considered.
Go to the webpage for more information and application forms.
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Mothers Day emphasis for detained women and children
In recent months, Refugee and Immigration Ministries and Disciples Women have partnered to pray and act against family detention for immigrant mothers and children-who have fled horrific conditions of violence in their homelands of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to seek protection in the U.S. Instead, thousands are housed in large detention centers run by private prison companies for many months. Even though most are eligible for asylee status, release is rare, and immigrants must pay bond amounts of often as much as $10,000 to gain freedom as they await immigration court appearances. Over the next weeks surrounding Mother's Day, multiple events will be held throughout the country to raise up these concerns of these vulnerable mothers and children. See the Mothers Day Toolkit for many ways that you can best support and pray for them.
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